Barnes & Noble has a new e-reader: The GlowLight 3 – CNET

In case anybody forgot, Barnes & Noble is still in the e-reading game, and has announced a new e-reader — the Nook GlowLight 3 ($120) — just ahead of the holiday buying season.

In case anybody forgot, Barnes & Noble is still in the e-reading game, and has announced a new e-reader — the Nook GlowLight 3 ($120) — just ahead of the holiday buying season. It’s available for preorder now and ships on Nov. 8.

Last year Barnes & Noble released the Nook GlowLight Plus, a fully waterproof model. The Nook GlowLight 3 looks more like the original Nook GlowLight and features a new front lighting scheme.

“This innovation allows users to read with a cool white light during the day, then manually or automatically switch to an ‘Auto Night Mode,’ providing a warmer orange tone for perfect bedtime reading,” the company says.

We’ll let you know how the new e-reader compares to Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite as soon as we get our hands on a review sample. For now, here’s a look at the GlowLight 3’s key specs: